Citation

Valko N. Linacre Q. 2017; 84(2): 108-110.

Affiliation

National Association of Pro-Life Nurses, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Catholic Medical Association)

DOI

10.1080/00243639.2016.1221305

PMID

28698703

PMCID

PMC5499219

Abstract

There is evidence that the increasing rates of suicide can be linked to the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Factors such as suicide contagion and the increasing positive media reporting on such suicides are also relevant and have led to different standards of treatment for suicidal people who claim the right to have their suicides medically assisted.

Language: en

Keywords

Assisted suicide; Ethics; Law; Psychology; Suicide